The Sixteenth Trial

[advisories]

Who: trialgoers
When: Day 37, afternoon
Where: The Hermit's Tent

[With the usual jostle of the train, the Hermit’s tent appears in the clearing. His deep, cheerful voice rings out:]

That last Trial was a bit of a mess, wasn’t it? Well, rest assured our dear Vampire friend is very sorry about it.

Of course that doesn’t make you feel better, but how about a mood booster? “Come hither”, and let’s think positive!

[Upon entering the tent, you’ll find yourself on a round, black-tiled platform at the bottom of a clear glass elevator. Look outside and you'll spot the other two groups in their own elevators, facing you on the other walls of a triangular pit. You can't reach or hear them at the moment, but they look safe enough.

In your own elevator, you’ll find a podium with a speaker and a push-to-talk microphone. Taped next to them is a laminated paper containing the rules, titled:

Raise Eachother Up

Time for some cheer and positivity!]

Comments

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[awakenerd]

You okay there?

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[fuckyew]

Tryin' to figure out how to deal with this while also not screwing all of you guys over.

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[awakenerd]

Haha, I know, it's hard to praise yourself.

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[fuckyew]

It is impossible, I'm pretty sure.

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[awakenerd]

You might be right. We should give up now.

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[fuckyew]

...

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[awakenerd]

That was a joke. Got can do it. We all can. It'll be okay, just a bit embarrassing. But we'll be embarrassed together.

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[fuckyew]

No, you'll all be embarrassed, but I'll be dead.

[pause]

Well anyway, I wouldn't want to give up even if that was an option, at least not at this point.

Re: GROUP 2: Ginger, Clover

[awakenerd]

Well, some of us will be embarrassed and dead, we'll pull through.